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William Hill is going to appeal Dutch regulator’s heavy fine

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  William Hill plc. has decided to file an appeal against the heavy fine of 300,000 euros slapped by the Dutch gaming regulator, Kansspelautoriteit. The regulator imposed the penalty on the company for offering online games of chance to Dutch consumers. The website provides Dutch translation facilities and using the Dutch bank account-linked iDEAL online payment…

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Norway court orders against GiG in Euro TV AS case

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  Bergen City Court in Norway has ordered Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) to transfer 3.4 million shares to Euro TV AS on the basis of an alleged oral agreement between the parties 30 April 2015. The order comes as a blow to the Malta-based gaming technology company. GiG is assessing the order and will…

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BDO Malta becomes MGA-approved service provider for gaming licencees

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  BDO, a Malta-based corporate services firm specializing in accounting, auditing and tax consultation verticals, has obtained the approval by the Malta Gaming Authority to act as an official Service Provider for System and Compliance Auditing. The  required System and Compliance Auditing is mandatory for gaming operators in Malta as per the regulations. BDO and…

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PokerStars.Es to disable Russian access

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  Spanish poker website PokerStars.es has decided to shut down the poker room for Russian players. The website has a number of registered users from Russia. However, all the Russian accounts will be disabled soon. The website has not indicated a deadline for the procedure. But it assured that all the existing customers will be…

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The Stars Group obtains Swedish gambling license

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  The Stars Group, a Canadian gambling company, has obtained gambling license in Sweden. The company is expected to start operations in the country from the New Year. It has become the 19th operator to receive license from Swedish regulator Lotteriinspektionen. Top operators from around the globe, such as Svenksa Spel, Kindred Group and Betsson,…

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Roskomnadzor fines Google and blocks 3000 gambling websites

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  The Russian telecom regulatory authority Roskomnadzor has slapped a penalty of 500,000 rubles ($7,520) on Google for not removing illegal gambling websites from its search results. The Russian authority has also blocked 3000 gambling websites. A majority of blocked websites are “mirrors” of famous brands of bookmaker offices. Also among the blocked websites are…

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